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Biotite from
Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:401816
Long-form Identifier:1:3:401816:2
GUID (UUID V4):ab9bdb32-2ffe-4fc4-a370-b44bbee7606f
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
56.6km (35.2 miles) ā“˜Ulindi intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi
57.0km (35.4 miles) ā“˜Ilomba intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi
60.3km (37.5 miles) ā“˜Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi
61.8km (38.4 miles) ā“˜Mbozi complex, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
method on biotite from the Musensi Hill intrusion and feldspar from a feldspathic breccia on the Mbeya Mountain...carbonatite suite (Text-fig. 1). One of these is the Panda Hill carbonatite (Fawley and James, 1955; Fick and...others are the Musensi Hill intrusion and related rocks occurring on the Mbeya Mountain Range which were...absolute ages of the Musensi Hill intrusion and the carbonate rocks of the Mbeya Range; further accounts of...published elsewhere. THE MUSENSI HILL INTRUSION Musensi is a conical hill rising some 900 feet above the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
842-872 ADDITIONAL DATA ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE MBEYA CARBONATITE L. J. FICK AND C. VAN DER HEYDE....................... Geological setting of the Mbeya Carbonatite ............................ Introduction........................ The Carbonafire-bodyat Panda Hill and its associatedcontact and 851 dike-rocks.......................... 863 864 Mineralogyof Mbeya Carbonatite.......................................been established during the development of the Mbeya Carbonatiteas an economicprospect subsequent to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrated barium-strontium pyrochlore in a biotite roclc from Panda Hill, Tanganyilca. 1 B y E. J~iGE~, Ph.D...found in a weathered biotite rock (contact-rock of a carbonatite) from Panda Hill, Tanganyika, as small...octahedron and the cube) in a rock containing euhedral biotite, some orthoclase, and several other minerals. Hydrated...pandaite, from Panda Hill, is proposed for the new mineral. N the concession area of the Mbeya E x p l o r...r a t i o n C o m p a n y ~ (Mbexco) near Mbeya (Tanganyika) (fig. la) Dr. J. F. 0sten, former geologist
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geomorphologyof the Mbeya Carbonatite ................................ Geology of the Mbeya Carbonat{re ......... Compositionand characterof pyrochlorefrom Mbeya ..................... Value of pyrochlore ........present. INTRODUCTION The Mbeya Carbonatite(originally called the "Panda Hill Pyrochlore Deposit") is nearthe...milesin a direct line west-south-west of the townof Mbeya. The carbonatitewasinvestigated because of its pyrochlore...mappingfor the Tanganyika GeologicalSurvey near Panda Hill in 1950, A.M. M. Spurr observedcrystallinelimestonethat
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(dolomite bearing) dikes at Sengeri Hill (Mbeya carbonatite, southwestern Tanzania, East Africa; SUWAet al., 1969)...trending belt were sampled: Sukulu Hill, Tororo Hill and Bukusu Hill (Fig. 2, for geology see DAVIES, 1956)...and fenitized granite. The carbonatite at Tororo Hill represents a plug along a dike. The prominent spine...BAERTSCHI (1957): 9. Chilwa Island (2); 10. Chigwakwalu Hill, Tundulu (2); 11. Kolyano Crater (1); 12. K&we Crater...(4); 16. Mrima Hill (1); 17. Kwsrao (1); 18. Oldoinyo Dili (1); SUWA et aZ. (1969): 21. Mbeya (24); the number
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
as barite-rich carbonatite breccia zones. Mbeya (Panda Hill) Tanganyika Chilwa Island, Malawi Late quartz-calcite...containing chiefly Ba in minor to major amounts: biotite, phlogopite, orthoclase. melanite; (rare species)...(1948) notesit at Alnci, as minute crystalsin a biotite beforsitewith accessorybarite, chalcedony, apatite...Other localities are Nano-Vara, U.S.S.R.; Mbeya, Tanzania; and Kangankunde, Malawi. Aw.q.r,ytrcar,'Iecurvrqur...Black Forest, Germany 1.60(s6) Starke, 1964 Ruhr Region, Germany 0.3e(e0) Starke,1964 Forest, (Continued
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrated barium-strontium pyrochlore in a biotite rock from Panda Hill, Tanganyika, Minerol,og.Mag.,32, 10-25...weathered biotite-rich rock occurring in a roof pendant of the Mbeya (also called the Panda Hill) carbonatite...carbonatite, near Mbeya, Tanganyika. The rock contains major biotite, kaolinized orthoclase, and limonite...5 9 1 ( 7 0 ) . The name is for the locality, Panda Hill, and is suggested for minerals of the pyrochlore...near the village of Dzhuzumli, Mt. Zirabulaksk region, Bukhara, in a hematite-calcite vein cutting banded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
River. Ontario. Canada; carbonatite Panda Hill, Mbeya, Tanzania; carbonatite Woodcox mine, Hybla, Ontario;...MacDonaldmine,Hybla,Ontario; granitic pegmatite Panda Hill, Mbeya, Tanzania; carbonatite Leushe, Lake Kivu, Zaire;...hydrated bariumstrontium pyrochlore in a biotite rock from Panda Hill, Tanganyika. Mineralogical Magazine...The alteration ofpyrochlore to fersmite in the Mbeya carbonatite.Geologieen Mijnbouw, 39, 512-515. -(1963)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sletteval, Loch Langevat, South Harris: pegmatite with biotite, microcline, thorite, thorogummite, 367 Inverness...thomsonite, 506 Berk Hill: apophyllite, 508 Black Cave, Islandmagee: mordenite, 5O9 Carnmoney Hill, Belfast: calcite...lithomarge, xlvi White Mountain: mordenite, 509 Wolf Hill, Legoniel: apophyllite, 508 Tipperary Knockanroe...Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Mpwapwa District: kyanite, talc, yoderite, 282 Panda Hill, Mbeya: biotite, orthoelase
Book (edition)
and A. Holmes (1950) : Tanzania Geological Survey and N. J. Guest (1954) : Tanzania Geological Survey and...Tidsskrift and K. S. Heier (1961) Figure 15-9: Tanzania Geological Survey and N. J. Guest (1954) Figure...Jr., completed most of the field work on the Iron Hill complex of Gunnison County, Colorado, in 1912-1913...accepted the idea of an igneous origin for the Iron Hill carbonatite. In 1924 Bowen, who had visited the...pyrochlore-rich carbonates (e.g. in Oka, Araxa, Fen, Mbeya) has removed Nb from the category of ā€œrareā€™ā€™ elements
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
USA of Abstract ro Magmatic activity in the Tanzania Craton-influenced regions of the East African...include: commencement of activity in the Northern Tanzania Divergence (NTD) and Mt. Kenya, Rungwe Volcanic...Keywords: Rift, magmatism, East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Craton, Ethiopia, East African Rift System ur...fundamentally controlled by the presence of the Tanzania craton (Fig. 1). The most significant heterogeneity...northern Kenya Rift. Lavas erupting within the Tanzania craton-influenced regions of the EARS exhibit
Journal (issue)
niet over goud of zilver gaat maar wel over Garnet Hill, 15 km noordwest van Ely (4 pp) - een vindplaats...regelmatig aan in de betere mineralenmagazines. Majuba Hill (8 pp) is economisch gezien een eerder middelmatige...crossroads enigma, Wikes Co., Georgia 3-5 The Sterling Hill mining museum Super Dig 2013 5-6 Fluorescent mineral...485-504 Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia 509-534 The best zincite crystals from... Geboortecertificaat van Johannes Franciscus Vaes Jadotville bij Panda, par Elisabethville (Belg. Congo). Jadotville zal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Utah 84112 Mineralogy and Petrology of the Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex, Colorado determine what, if...are ubiquitously assotypes occurring in the Iron Hill carbonatite ciated. For this study I have chosen...Iron complex have been examined in order to deter- Hill carbonatite complex, one of the largest mine the...alkaline igneous rocks with which they are The Iron Hill carbonatite body, also known ubiquitously associated...south of the town of Gunnison. developed at Iron Hill. The carbonatites are The composite intrusion, occupying
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in North America (Mountain Pass, Oka, Iron Hill, and Gem Hill), albeit in nondigital form. As reviewed...hyperspectral instruments. Examples include mapping the Iron Hill carbonatite-alkaline complex in the United States...Malawi, Mountain Pass in the United States, Panda Hill in Tanzania, and Sokli in Finland were sourced from...30Ėš Uyaynah 0Ėš Tororo & Sukulu Kangankunde Panda Hill Chilwa Island, Songwe & Tundulu Phalaborwa...by Eby et al. (2009). Although the Panda Hill complex of Tanzania is a largely calciocarbonatitic in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Formation tuffs of the Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania L. Lawrence, C. Spandler, E.M. Roberts, H.L....Formation tuffs of the Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania, LITHOS (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos...occurring ~400 km beneath Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, defined as the African superswell (Nyblade, 2011)...the Usangu Basin and Tukuyu Journal Pre-proof region of the Rungwe Volcanic Province (RVP) (Fig. 1b)...vent or source of appropriate age is known in the region for the NFT, which presents a further challenge
Journal (issue)
Dam Site 292 Plate XVI ā€¢ '' 292 Plate XVII Sena Hill, Lower Zambezi . ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ Plate XVIII Bridge over...Text-fig. 1 Text-fig. 2 Sovite Dyke, Chigwakwalu Hill, Tundulu . facing p. ā€¢ Xenoliths in Sovite, S.E...solution appeared to be the removal of Cox's Fort Hill, overlool...able to point out, however, that some of Cox's Fort Hill and the adjacent area (which was planned for installation...necessary toĀ· map carefully the area of Cox's Fort Hill and to calculate the quantities of black shale and
Report (issue)
Most production appears to be centered in the region of the major alkaline intrusive complexes of Lovozero...Peninsula and Vishnevogorsk in the middle Ural region. ā€¢ Both niobium and tantalum are held on the U...~~-~'-'~Ā· ecĀ·I' Q ~. .r :!~;>'. ~, - . . Ā· Mnma Hill TAPanda H'll NZANIA ā€¢axa Geolog;c d ā€¢ Ā· / ...Greenland United States Brazil Gabon Kenya Nigeria 2 Tanzania Uganda Zaire Malaysia2 Ā· 3 Soviet Union3 Thailand2...figures quoted by ISMI for Greenland, Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are not accorded status even within
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
previously found in the Congo, is known from Panda Hill, Tanzania and from Araxa, Brazil (JKGER et aL 1959;...Hydrated Barium-Strontium Pyrochlore in a Biotite Rock from Panda Hill, Tanganyika. Mineral. Mag. 32, 244,
Book
gemological wealth of East Africa. This unique region encompasses Ā·what may be the world's richest gem...gemologist and geologist, Dr. Peter Keller. Kenya and Tanzania are revealed in their full mineralogical splendor...chrome tourmaline are widely identified with the region. ( continuedon backflap) ā™¦ ā™¦ ā™¦ ā™¦ ā™¦ ~...Conclusion 11 Chapter 2. Diamond Deposits of Tanzania 15 Location 16 Geology 18 Mining 20 Properties...Northern Province, Tanzania 28 Ruby and Sapphire from Umba, Tanga Province, Tanzania 32 Sapphire from Kenya
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonatitic melts will sample a sufficiently large region of mantle to homogenize any small-scale Li isotopic... were analyzed. Samples from Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania), the world's only active carbonatite volcano...Silico-carbonatite Silico-carbonatite WR WR WR WR WR WR Biotite Biotite 2680 2680 2680 2680 2680 2680 1872 1872 5...tephrite WR WR 17 17 Ngualla Chilwa Panda Hill Panda Hill Panda Hill Sukulu Toror Homa Bay Oldoinyo Lengai...Eledoi Sinja Eledoi Dorobo cone Dorobo cone Armykon Hill Kaiserstuhl, Germany K1 Fƶhrenberg/Ihringen K1
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amphibole and pyroxene, and an outer part rich in biotite (e.g. Le Bas 2008). Metasomatised rocks can be... 2004; Anbar et al. 2005; Polyakov et al. 2007; Hill and Schauble 2008; Shahar et al. 2008). Although...ijolite, phonolite, nephelinite. Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania Still active Natrocarbonatite flows and tuffs...ijolite series rocks, nepheline syenite. Panda Hill, Tanzania 113Ā±6 Mainly sƶvite but areas of ferrocarbonaite...dikes of dolomite carbonatite. Sengeri Hill, Tanzania Same as Panda? Dolomitic dikes. Dicker Willem, Namibia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
suggest most minerals measured, the exception being biotite, record temperatures within 100 Ā°C of crystallization...sub-solidus temperatures, rapidly diļ¬€using phases (e.g., biotite) may continue sub-solidus exchange of O with calcite...Tororo (40) Fort Portal (0.5) Homa Mountain (6.6) Panda Hill (116) Jacurpiranga (131) Kangankunde (123) Chilwa...signature of 0.420& (138 Ā°C). The sample from Panda Hill, Tanzania (116 Ma) gives 0.309& (293 Ā°C). Samples...MT Bearpaw Mountains, MT Magnet Cove, AK Panda Hill, Tanzania Oka, Canada Oka, Canada Oka, Canada Oka
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Malawi: Evidence for a Depleted Mantle Source Region, Liquid Immiscibility, and Open-System Behaviour...'hydrothermal' activity, concentrated primarily in the core region. Minerals such as fluorite, barite, quartz, galena...Zambezi Rift (Fig. 1; Garson, 1965, 1966). This region also contains major intrusions of peralkaline granite...(Dixey et al., 1937). An age of 138Ā±7 Ma (K-Ar, biotite; Snelling, 1965) has been determined for the carbonatite... / ^ Illlilllldf sIIIIr /J Zambia J i/ * Tanzania - - ā€¢ . - . - ā€¢ " ā€¢ Chilwa .Alkalln*
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the East African Rift. A K-At determination on biotite from Lueshe s0vite gives a date of 516_+26 Ma (Bellon...the high cliffs on the northeastern side of Mutoro Hill contain up to 50% feldspar while some are rich in...found and sampled from the upper parts of Mutoro Hill. lxtterite The lower part of the weathering profile... r o a d or track ~ river + Lulime+ + + ~ + Hill + + + 500 m + ++~ ~++Q~+++ +++ + ~ + +~+ + + +...described from weathered biotite rock at a carbonatite contact at Panda Hill, Tanzania (J~iger et al., 1959)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nonessential minerals (e.g. biotite) are present, this can be reļ¬‚ected in the name as ā€˜biotite-calcite carbonatiteā€™...Cax)2ā€“x(CO3)], known from Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano (Tanzania). A reļ¬nement to the IUGS chemical classiļ¬cation...natrocarbonatitic lavas from Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania that contain 38ā€“40 wt.% combined Na2O and K2O...Roberts 1984; Zaitsev et al. 2013); Kerimasi, Tanzania (Hay 1983; Zaitsev 2010; Guzmics et al. 2011);... 2010) to very recent (e.g. Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania, which is considered an active volcano). Frequency
 
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